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How HN took it
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Performance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for playing DOS games on Chromebook
From 1 comment
DOSBox is very useful on PC. Configuration tends to be a pain - it's a bit easier if you use a GUI front end. Occasionally a program needs VDMSound to work Unfortunately Samsung…
someperson on HN
Nostalgic for childhood DOS games
From 1 comment
You just brought my childhood back - Testdrive by accolade. Thank you.
Zhenya on HN
Objections
Function keys on Samsung Series 3 Chromebook are remapped, cutting off screen
From 1 comment
DOSBox is very useful on PC. Configuration tends to be a pain - it's a bit easier if you use a GUI front end. Occasionally a program needs VDMSound to work Unfortunately Samsung…
someperson on HN
Cannot use DOSBox dynamic recompiler in PNaCl, so it runs slower
From 1 comment
DOSBox has a dynamic recompiler that cannot be used in PNaCl.
pygy_ on HN
Configuration is awkward and needs restart after adding a directory
From 1 comment
DOSBox is very useful on PC. Configuration tends to be a pain - it's a bit easier if you use a GUI front end. Occasionally a program needs VDMSound to work Unfortunately Samsung…
someperson on HN
Requests
Let users add a local directory without restarting DOSBox
From 1 comment
DOSBox is very useful on PC. Configuration tends to be a pain - it's a bit easier if you use a GUI front end. Occasionally a program needs VDMSound to work Unfortunately Samsung…
someperson on HN
Clearer save confirmation in configuration menu
From 1 comment
DOSBox is very useful on PC. Configuration tends to be a pain - it's a bit easier if you use a GUI front end. Occasionally a program needs VDMSound to work Unfortunately Samsung…
someperson on HN
Alternatives named
Native modern ports of DOS games, such as Descent-Retro
From 1 comment
Also be aware that some old DOS games have been ported to run natively on modern systems. DOSBOX will give you Descent in its original 320x200 resolution, but Descent-Retro-1.3…
lotharbot on HN
Installing Linux beside ChromeOS to run DOSBox natively
From 1 comment
Another good option is installing Linux side-by-side ChromeOS with chrubuntu. I have DOSbox and quite a few other games installed on my Acer chromebook and they run great. No…
tdicola on HN
Android guide for GOG games with a Bluetooth mouse
From 1 comment
This is another good guide for playing them on Android, although the GOG games I checked were pretty bad without a bluetooth mouse -…
benologist on HN